MIND THE GAP
The added value of International volunteering to Youth employability in Europe Round table
Rome, 15
thFebruary 2018
Casa Ospitalità Bakita
Via della Stazione di Ottavia, 70 _ Roma
Is international volunteering a learning experience to young people? Which are the competences they acquire through an international volunteering experience, such as the Civic Service, the European Voluntary Service, the EUAVI, … ? Could these experiences enhance Youth employability in modern days? Which contribution former volunteers could bring to the labour market? How about the role of youth workers in this process?
70 youth workers from Italy, France and Portugal will meet for 5 days training in Rome on
“Soft Skills competences in International Youth Volunteering” in the frame of an ERASMUS Plus Innovation project, titled EaSY – Evaluate Soft skills in international Youth volunteering.
On 15th February 2018, from 9:30 to 13:00, FOCSIV is promoting the Roundtable “MIND THE GAP - The added value of International volunteering to Youth employability in Europe”, to discuss on the social and economic added value of non formal experiences, namely international volunteering, to youth employability in Europe.
List of the relevant speakers:
Mr. Calogero Mauceri - Head, Department of Youth and Civic Service - Presidency of the council of the ministers_ Italian Government
Mr. Giacomo D’Arrigo - Director, Agenzia Nazionale per i Giovani
Ms. Giuseppina Tucci – Steering committee member, Lifelong Learning Platform
Mr. François Grolier - Coordinator, Forum des Acteurs et des Initiatives de Valorisation des Engagements FAIVE - France Volontaires
Ms. Elena Marta – Professor in Social Psychology and Community Psychology, Università Cattolica Milano, Osservatorio Giovani - Istituto Toniolo
Moderator: Mr. Attilio Ascani, FOCSIV
